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>> first, carol, welcome back to columbus, ohio. we used to have carol here on the local tv. >> i worked in local television for a long time. i love columbus. >> we remember her well. there is this bitterness in politics today. it didn't use to be this way, i don't think, maybe 20 years ago. some of it is the advent of the 24/7 news cycle. not cnn, certainly, but there are stations out there, networks that do take a very dogmatic stance and just don't want to compromise at all. i think that fuels a lot of it. my good friend, mike, we've had a lot of heated discussions during the election. but we're friends and in the end we know we have to come together. >> when does barack obama need -- how does he need to show leadership? >> one thing i would have done if i were barack obama, every month i would have said i'm going to have a lunch, dinner or something with the opposition leaders, just get together routinely. that would certainly help. he he's going to have a big opportunity with the fiscal cliff coming up in the next month or two.
>> first, carol, welcome back to columbus, ohio. we used to have carol here on the local tv. >> i worked in local television for a long time. i love columbus. >> we remember her well. there is this bitterness in politics today. it didn't use to be this way, i don't think, maybe 20 years ago. some of it is the advent of the 24/7 news cycle. not cnn, certainly, but there are stations out there, networks that do take a very dogmatic stance and just don't want to compromise at...
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joined now by carol costello who is live this morning in columbus, ohio. carol, let's get a little bit of a different feeling there this morning. >> oh, things are so much calmer now. but as you said, john, it was ohio, ohio, ohio yesterday. voters were excited to get to the polls. i spent most of my day yesterday in hamilton county in the southwestern portion of the state near cincinnati and voter turnout was extraordinarily high. i'm now in columbus, which is the center of the state, and i decided to get the newspapers for you because i'm an old-fashioned kind of gal and i thought you'd want to see the headlines. the first one says obama wins ohio. can you see that? and a second edition will come out later today, the best is yet to come. and this headline is really telling. because ohioans are really hoping the best is yet to come. mostly voters voted for obama because he supported the auto bailout. a lot of them kept their jobs because of that bailout. there was that really negative ad released by the romney campaign that sort of turned voters off here,
joined now by carol costello who is live this morning in columbus, ohio. carol, let's get a little bit of a different feeling there this morning. >> oh, things are so much calmer now. but as you said, john, it was ohio, ohio, ohio yesterday. voters were excited to get to the polls. i spent most of my day yesterday in hamilton county in the southwestern portion of the state near cincinnati and voter turnout was extraordinarily high. i'm now in columbus, which is the center of the state,...
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he's holding rallies in madison, wisconsin, and columbus, ohio and des moines, iowa. governor romney has devents in florida, lynchburg and fairfax virginia, in columbus, ohio, and in manchester, new hampshire. wouldn't be a presidential election without some kind of legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is now suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida polling stations. we have cnn reporters all across all of the battleground states this morning to cover this race that appears to be headed for a photo finish. john berman's been following that for us. >> let's start in a state many think will decide this election, ohio. president obama and mitt romney, as you said, both hold rallies there today. the latest cnn/orc poll, has the president with a three-point lead in the buckeye state. cnn's martin savidge is live in cleveland for us this morning. hey, martin. >> good morning, john. let's talk about early voting. because they have been early voting in the state of ohio since oc
he's holding rallies in madison, wisconsin, and columbus, ohio and des moines, iowa. governor romney has devents in florida, lynchburg and fairfax virginia, in columbus, ohio, and in manchester, new hampshire. wouldn't be a presidential election without some kind of legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is now suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida polling stations. we have cnn reporters all...
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columbus, ohio, and manchester, new hampshire. right on cue there's a legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida early polling stations. john berman's been watching all that, has a closer look at what the campaigns and the candidates are doing this morning. good morning. >> thanks, soledad. this really is it. one more day for both campaigns to power up their turnout machines. they will be all over the key battleground states that could really decide this election. the president starts with a rally in wisconsin. it's a state that's been blue since 1984 when ronald reagan won it for the republicans. but it is always close and the obama team is taking nothing at all for granted. cnn's dan lothian is live in madison, wisconsin, where the president will be shortly. hey, dan. >> reporter: good morning. and he will be joined by bruce springsteen. he'll be holding a concert, a 30-minute concert to warm u
columbus, ohio, and manchester, new hampshire. right on cue there's a legal snafu in the state of florida. the state's democratic party is suing to extend early voting hours with voters reporting lines of up to seven hours long at some south florida early polling stations. john berman's been watching all that, has a closer look at what the campaigns and the candidates are doing this morning. good morning. >> thanks, soledad. this really is it. one more day for both campaigns to power up...
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>> president obama held his final day ohio event in columbus. an estimated 15,000 supporters and a pitch aimed at ohio. >> i'm proud we saved the auto industry. i'm even prouder that we're making better cars now. gl the president vizzed volunteers and called an voters. >> for days republican volunteers like jeremy bosco has visited the suburbs to make sure romney backers vote. >> i'll be there tuesday morning. >> thank you so much. >> jeremy knows ohio is must win for romney. >> do you figure if i do a great job here, now, in this county in ohio, i could get my guy to the white house? >> in a small way, yes. >> ohio early voting has been busy but republican poll watchers could challenge the balance. >> if you have a tight race in the state of ohio, you could have a decision we won't know the results of for about two weeks. >> with no time to worry about that, president obama went to iowa. mitt romney to new hampshire, campaigning into the night. in a surprise move the romney campaign announced he'll come back to ohio, to cleveland, and pennsylva
>> president obama held his final day ohio event in columbus. an estimated 15,000 supporters and a pitch aimed at ohio. >> i'm proud we saved the auto industry. i'm even prouder that we're making better cars now. gl the president vizzed volunteers and called an voters. >> for days republican volunteers like jeremy bosco has visited the suburbs to make sure romney backers vote. >> i'll be there tuesday morning. >> thank you so much. >> jeremy knows ohio is...
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from there it is on to las vegas, denver, and columbus. >> vice-president joe biden talking with voters in iowa today. his campaign shrugs off a comment he made it. joe biden joking with a man about running for president in 2016. staff was quick to point out the joking tune he used. he did not mention anything about it during a speech later hit the supporters. >> mitt romney is said to appear in roanoke and virginia beach today. a colorado girl making headlines for expressing what others might feel for the election. >> they were listening to npr on tuesday when they grow started crying. her mom started recording while asking abigale why she was crying. >> i'm tired of obama and mitt romney. >> is that why you are crying? it will be over soon abby. ok? > the election will be over san. >> ok. >> the mother posted that video on youtube. it has gone viral. npr heard about it and send a letter to the girl apologizing. the note also said, we must confess the election has gone on too far for us to. we will keep telling ourselves only a few more days. >> it is 4:21. chilly out there. temperatur
from there it is on to las vegas, denver, and columbus. >> vice-president joe biden talking with voters in iowa today. his campaign shrugs off a comment he made it. joe biden joking with a man about running for president in 2016. staff was quick to point out the joking tune he used. he did not mention anything about it during a speech later hit the supporters. >> mitt romney is said to appear in roanoke and virginia beach today. a colorado girl making headlines for expressing what...
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from there, he heads to ohio and rallies in columbus, and cincinnati. >>> today, your last chance to vote early in maryland. polling centers open from 8:00 this morning until 9:00 tonight. early voting was supposed to end earlier this week. it was extended through earlier today since polling centers were closed monday and tuesday. vote early through tomorrow in the district. polling centers open until 9:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. >>> good news for new yorkers in the dark after hurricane sandy. con edison, the utility company that serve much of manhattan says power should be fully restored by tomorrow. a quarter million businesses and homes are without power. many of them near manhattan, meals and bogs battled bottled will be distributed. >> yesterday, the mta reopened the system with limited service, stations jammed with people trying to board, leaving many no-to-call for more trains and buses. the subway not running through most of lower manhattan, because stations are still flooded. >> people in new york just trying to get around by car are not having much luck. simply getting gas
from there, he heads to ohio and rallies in columbus, and cincinnati. >>> today, your last chance to vote early in maryland. polling centers open from 8:00 this morning until 9:00 tonight. early voting was supposed to end earlier this week. it was extended through earlier today since polling centers were closed monday and tuesday. vote early through tomorrow in the district. polling centers open until 9:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. >>> good news for new yorkers in the dark...
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. >> in fact both candidates are campaigning in columbus today. president obama is also vowing support in iowa and wisconsin. if he takes those states and ohio, he will have enough to win reelection. >> we tried their ideas. they didn't work. the economy didn't grow. >> it's anings us aing race to the finish -- exhausting race to the finish. >> we are asking you to work with us, to stand with us. >> reporter: mitt romney finishes with kidd rock with a big rally in new hampshire and both will appear on tape during halftime at monday night football. >>> it has been a week since superstorm sandy struck new york and new jersey. more than 1 1/2 million are still without power. fema is setting up goes distributions to try to get fuel to people. most of the students in new york did go back to school today, although the trip put an added strain on the transit system that isn't completely yet back online. >>> the rebuild is capturing the hearts of many marylanders as don harrison tells us one group is getting behind first responders. >> reporter: john will
. >> in fact both candidates are campaigning in columbus today. president obama is also vowing support in iowa and wisconsin. if he takes those states and ohio, he will have enough to win reelection. >> we tried their ideas. they didn't work. the economy didn't grow. >> it's anings us aing race to the finish -- exhausting race to the finish. >> we are asking you to work with us, to stand with us. >> reporter: mitt romney finishes with kidd rock with a big rally in...
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>> president obama held his final day event in columbus. an estimated 15,000 supporters, and a pitch aimed at ohio. >> i am proud we saved the auto industry. i am even prouder we are making better cars. >> the president visited volunteers and called an ohio voters. >> barack obama. >> four days, republican volunteers have worked with cincinnati, ohio suburbs, to make sure mitt romney supporters to vote. jeremy knows ohio is must-win for romney. >> do you figure, if i do a great job here and now, i can get might guide to the white house backs >> in a small way, yes. >> ohio early voting has been busy, but republican poll watchers could challenge the ballot. >> if you have a very tight race in ohio, he could have a decision that we will not know the results of for about two weeks. >> with no time to worry, president obama went to iowa, mitt romney to new hampshire, campaigning into the night. in a surprise move, the romney campaign announced he will come back into the ohio and pennsylvania tomorrow for one last push on election day. >> aside
>> president obama held his final day event in columbus. an estimated 15,000 supporters, and a pitch aimed at ohio. >> i am proud we saved the auto industry. i am even prouder we are making better cars. >> the president visited volunteers and called an ohio voters. >> barack obama. >> four days, republican volunteers have worked with cincinnati, ohio suburbs, to make sure mitt romney supporters to vote. jeremy knows ohio is must-win for romney. >> do you...
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the men traveled together to columbus, ohio. they will meet up with jay-z for another event. president obama will return to his home city of chicago, where he will be on election day. >> can we get jay-z and bruce springsteen to do something together? >> that would be nice. tell us about the issues around the d.c. area. we will have all the details on our web site. time now -- 43 degrees out there. >> we are approaching another weekend. that means track work on the metro. >> we made it through the week. happy friday, everybody. the weekend it not looking too bad. we will finally see a little bit of sunshine. today, dealing with a mixed bag of weather. drier air is moving in. at the same time, a little disturbance in the upper atmosphere. that will bring in a little bit of what weather in parts of pennsylvania and west virginia. we will see periods of clouds and periods of son with a chance of rain. here is the temperatures across the region. it is cold this morning. you can see your breath out there, for sure. 42 degrees at reagan national. a little warmer in the city and as
the men traveled together to columbus, ohio. they will meet up with jay-z for another event. president obama will return to his home city of chicago, where he will be on election day. >> can we get jay-z and bruce springsteen to do something together? >> that would be nice. tell us about the issues around the d.c. area. we will have all the details on our web site. time now -- 43 degrees out there. >> we are approaching another weekend. that means track work on the metro....
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the breeze is keeping us from dropping too fast. 48 for columbus. overnight, again, we're thinking 29 for gaithersburg; 27, frederick and hagerstown. 29 in martinsberg. in the district, 36 and we're on track for warmer temperatures. let me give you an idea where we're seeing that right now. d.c., 51. still 77 in dallas. and 74 in wichita and st. louis, 55 degrees and tomorrow's not going to be a warmer day but the temperature will be feeling better and we'll describe tomorrow still on the cool side and still be in the mid-50s and some upper 50s. the warmer stuff for the weekend, and see what we talking about. 57 tomorrow and that is's nice jump up on saturday and some places touching 70 and same goes for the official observance of veteran's day on monday at 67 and the next chance of showers is late monday into tuesday. >>> coming up, the georgetown hoop seemed prepared for the game of a lifetime. scott smith has the latest on georgetown skids, d.c. united and an update on john wall next. >>> eight -- . >> eight-year-old sam gordon is a football phen
the breeze is keeping us from dropping too fast. 48 for columbus. overnight, again, we're thinking 29 for gaithersburg; 27, frederick and hagerstown. 29 in martinsberg. in the district, 36 and we're on track for warmer temperatures. let me give you an idea where we're seeing that right now. d.c., 51. still 77 in dallas. and 74 in wichita and st. louis, 55 degrees and tomorrow's not going to be a warmer day but the temperature will be feeling better and we'll describe tomorrow still on the cool...
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i will. ( cheers and applause ) o >> warner: in late afternoon he rallieded supporters in columbus, the capital of all important ohio. e feel good about the nature of theel race. i think we're going to win ohio >> warner: do you see a path to victory without winning ohio >> there are numerous paths to victory to get to 270. but like anyone else, we'd rather get there wth ohio thanre without it >> wa er: ohio so crucial that romney's running mate paul ryan ers there today to too. on the hee of stops in nevada, colorado, and iowa. romney's day won't end until midnight after an election evef rally in manchester, new hampshire. >> woodruff: late monday in a surprise move romney announced he will hit the trail one final time torrow touching down on election rray in both pennsylvania and ohio.ay rgaret talked with romy's r communications director, gail gitcho, about the campaign's micro-targeting "get out the vote" effort, called the orca project, named for the killer whale. find that video online. >> ifill: coming up, we'll have the end to theor campaign, including the final push in ohio; st
i will. ( cheers and applause ) o >> warner: in late afternoon he rallieded supporters in columbus, the capital of all important ohio. e feel good about the nature of theel race. i think we're going to win ohio >> warner: do you see a path to victory without winning ohio >> there are numerous paths to victory to get to 270. but like anyone else, we'd rather get there wth ohio thanre without it >> wa er: ohio so crucial that romney's running mate paul ryan ers there today...
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in columbus, ohio, tonight mitt romney told the crowd his campaign is about the future of america and ohio will be crucial to romney if he hopes to win the white house tomorrow. only two hours earlier meanwhile president obama was also in columbus telling his supporters that he, too, is concerned about the future but will take this country in a much different path than mitt romney. >> i do what i say. you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i tell the truth. and you know i will fight for you and your family every single day as hard as i know how. >> tomorrow we begin a new tomorrow, perhaps some of your friends and family have not yet made up their mind who they're going to vote for and so when you talk to them, ask to look beyond the speeches and the ads and the attacks and to look at the record. >> now, of course, undecided voters are critical in this election. throughout our debate coverage this year we brought you panels of voters to discuss this campaign. one of them described herself as an undecided voter who thought that mitt romney had won the first debate. t
in columbus, ohio, tonight mitt romney told the crowd his campaign is about the future of america and ohio will be crucial to romney if he hopes to win the white house tomorrow. only two hours earlier meanwhile president obama was also in columbus telling his supporters that he, too, is concerned about the future but will take this country in a much different path than mitt romney. >> i do what i say. you know what i believe. you know where i stand. you know i tell the truth. and you know...
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during a stop in columbus ohio, obama asked for four more years in the white house. >> the reason why we are here is because we got more work to do. our work is not yet done.>> reporter: romney said it's time for new leadership. >> you hope president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together. and to solve problems. he hasn't. i will. >> reporter: romney's running mate paul ryan echoed that thought while campaigning in to set for this. we can do better than this. this may be the best that barack obama can offer but this is not the best america can have. >> reporter: vice president joe biden told the crowd in sterling virginia that obama is the best choice. >> prtion elections are all about character. -- presidential elections are about character the most important infreedient to lead the nation and world and president obama has the character of his convictions. >> reporter: voters in dixville notch were the first to cast votes and they opened the polls at midnight since 1960 but for the first time the vote was tied. obama and romney got 5 votes each. in hearts locatio
during a stop in columbus ohio, obama asked for four more years in the white house. >> the reason why we are here is because we got more work to do. our work is not yet done.>> reporter: romney said it's time for new leadership. >> you hope president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together. and to solve problems. he hasn't. i will. >> reporter: romney's running mate paul ryan echoed that thought while campaigning in to set for this. we can do better...
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he plans to speak in columbus in just a few minutes. mitt romney will campaign in columbus later today, he started the day in florida and will end the day in new hampshire. at midday, he made two stops in virginia, including one that just wrapped up at george mason university. steve handelsman is in ohio with the latest. >> reporter: governor mitt romney began his last state push in florida. >> we can begin a better tomorrow, tomorrow, and with the help of the people in florida, that's exactly what's going to happen. >> reporter: a few hours later he was in virginia. >> if you're tired of being tired, then i ask you to vote for change. help us win this. >> reporter: with bruce springsteen, president obama started today in wisconsin. >> you know that i'll fight for you and your families every single day, as hard as i know how. >> reporter: last night colorado, a huge rally. after a shimmy with stevie wonder in cincinnati, ohio. the president urged his backers to vote today. the lines to early voting in ohio have been long. but republican
he plans to speak in columbus in just a few minutes. mitt romney will campaign in columbus later today, he started the day in florida and will end the day in new hampshire. at midday, he made two stops in virginia, including one that just wrapped up at george mason university. steve handelsman is in ohio with the latest. >> reporter: governor mitt romney began his last state push in florida. >> we can begin a better tomorrow, tomorrow, and with the help of the people in florida,...
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binghamton 29, 31 columbus and chicago coming in at 36 degrees. definitely a big chill across the mid-atlantic and the northeast. these overnight temperatures confirm we'll fall to the 20s in many areas, to about 36 degrees in d.c. we are on track for a warm-up, not necessarily tomorrow. people start to snow is saturday as temperatures jump into the 60s. we kick the chilly air out of here and the storminess begins out west. that means mild 60s for us and yes, some of you will probably touch 70 sunday. so it looks like a real nice veterans day. high pressure building in tomorrow, again on the cool side because it will be to our west, but a lot of sunshine and as the high slips off the coast, that's when the warm stuff gets in here. so mid-60s look very doable saturday. here's your fox 5 accuweather seven-day forecast. 64 saturday after our cool day tomorrow at 57, but nice and bright. sunday looks terrific, 68 or better. monday looks terrific as well at 67 degrees. we'll probably see clouds increasing monday night and overnight we'll have showers,
binghamton 29, 31 columbus and chicago coming in at 36 degrees. definitely a big chill across the mid-atlantic and the northeast. these overnight temperatures confirm we'll fall to the 20s in many areas, to about 36 degrees in d.c. we are on track for a warm-up, not necessarily tomorrow. people start to snow is saturday as temperatures jump into the 60s. we kick the chilly air out of here and the storminess begins out west. that means mild 60s for us and yes, some of you will probably touch 70...
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. -- pretty warm for this time of year. 30's and 40's in cleveland, columbus, up to detroit. a solid line of rain stretches from the eastern great lakes into western pennsylvania, almost into oakland and garrett county. it will be there in the next hour or so. we expect rain to keep moving east tonight, especially -- reaching the baltimore area close to midnight. right over toward baltimore and the western shore of the bay by about midnight or so. the rain starts to change over to some snow overnight and there could be a light accumulation. probably some rain year for the tuesday morning rush-hour in and showers will continue pressing east and looks like the skies will clear up as we head toward lunch time and into the afternoon hours. 35-bit before the love tonight, but the clouds will shift to the northwest and that dusty northwest breeze will bring in cooler air. even though we will see sunshine tomorrow afternoon and wednesday, it will not warm up a lot. the air mass behind that front is quite chilly. the front hangs up off the carolina coast and it may bring more clouds
. -- pretty warm for this time of year. 30's and 40's in cleveland, columbus, up to detroit. a solid line of rain stretches from the eastern great lakes into western pennsylvania, almost into oakland and garrett county. it will be there in the next hour or so. we expect rain to keep moving east tonight, especially -- reaching the baltimore area close to midnight. right over toward baltimore and the western shore of the bay by about midnight or so. the rain starts to change over to some snow...
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the mountains into western pennsylvania we fine pittsburgh at 39, column -- find pittsburgh at 39, columbus 29 and chicago 39. there will be gusty winds out of the northwest as well. annapolis, gusts to 21 this hour, frederick and hagerstown gusts up and over 30 miles per hour. while have a rather gusty night and most of the day tomorrow. here's what we've got at the surface. frontal boundary will swing through with showers overnight clearing west to east tomorrow for a brighter afternoon for most places as high pressure builds in. between the departing cold front and incoming high pressure we'll keep the breezes going foam and we'll certainly keep temperatures -- tomorrow and we'll certainly keep temperatures much chillier than today. in rain we're thinking between 1/2-inch and inch of rain and 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch for everybody else in the light green colors. 49 and showers, gusty winds with a temperature of 53 degrees for a drier afternoon and cooler day overall. in fact, our fox 5 accuweather seven-day forecast, mostly a cool weather, but a lot brighter especially by tomorrow afternoon,
the mountains into western pennsylvania we fine pittsburgh at 39, column -- find pittsburgh at 39, columbus 29 and chicago 39. there will be gusty winds out of the northwest as well. annapolis, gusts to 21 this hour, frederick and hagerstown gusts up and over 30 miles per hour. while have a rather gusty night and most of the day tomorrow. here's what we've got at the surface. frontal boundary will swing through with showers overnight clearing west to east tomorrow for a brighter afternoon for...
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they'll be in columbus here in a few hours headed toward lex toon. most of this is -- lexington. most of this is moving north and not east n. is a slow moving front and that's why we have today still going to be dry. it's going to be tonight into the early morning hours tomorrow that we're dealing with the bulk of the rain showers. trying to get a sprinkle or two maybe up toward the blue ridge, southwestern virginia but here in town a mix of sun and clouds with more clouds as the day wears on. now i'm stopping the clock at midnight. you'll see the rain just starting come in toward the metro especially on the west side. it will be with us overnight into tomorrow morning. still could be moderate rain areas early on tuesday. so the morning commute if this is a little slow will be impacted. then this will be moving away from us by even lunch time. so we should see some clearing during the afternoon but a much colder air mass will be replacing what was spring like the last cup of days. 68 today, still mild. showers tonight into early tuesday. we're going to give a yellow alert because
they'll be in columbus here in a few hours headed toward lex toon. most of this is -- lexington. most of this is moving north and not east n. is a slow moving front and that's why we have today still going to be dry. it's going to be tonight into the early morning hours tomorrow that we're dealing with the bulk of the rain showers. trying to get a sprinkle or two maybe up toward the blue ridge, southwestern virginia but here in town a mix of sun and clouds with more clouds as the day wears on....
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candidates literally crisscrossed each other at some points today in the state of ohio and the city of columbus. they will end tonight in their respective hometown. for president obama, that would be chicago, illinois, where he will talk to his supporters, win or lose tomorrow. the same for mitt romney and in boston, massachusetts, brian by this time tomorrow night, we will probably still not know who won but at least we'll be further along the path than we were right now. >> and we have about 20 seconds here, tom. have either campaigns started lining up lawyers in case it's as close as we expect? >> actually and in all seriousness, brian, they have throughout all 50 states, there are challenged lawyers hired by the attorneys, especially in ohio tonight. we can expect to so legal action if that vote tonight gets critical and ohio is the bell weather of deciding the entire thing. >> tom fitzgerald tonight. >>> is it for us on the news edge special, you decide 2012. back here at 10 on the news edge at 11. as always. hope to see you then.
candidates literally crisscrossed each other at some points today in the state of ohio and the city of columbus. they will end tonight in their respective hometown. for president obama, that would be chicago, illinois, where he will talk to his supporters, win or lose tomorrow. the same for mitt romney and in boston, massachusetts, brian by this time tomorrow night, we will probably still not know who won but at least we'll be further along the path than we were right now. >> and we have...
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he will hold hallies in columbus and cincinnati this afternoon. he calls the october jobs report a sad reminder the economy is at a standstill. he says as president, he would make changes that lead to a real economic recovery. >>> turning to the weather, a cold, gray start to the day. we have blue sky out there now. puffy white clouds. >> yes, we do. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the forecast. >> hey, tom. >> what a welcome sightseeing that blue sky and sunshine. this may be the sunniest day of the week so far. we have been socked in with clouds and we had that cold sprinkle activity. it looks like it's beginning to wind down. we have a few passing sprinkles, speckles of green. a lot of activity is beginning to end. as we look to the west, there's a lot of sunshine. it is going to continue. a little bit of dry air pushing in over much of the region. the dark blue is still in the 30s. it's where the heavy snow fell in western maryland, south central and west virginia. they are still dealing with power outages. the areas in green, it's
he will hold hallies in columbus and cincinnati this afternoon. he calls the october jobs report a sad reminder the economy is at a standstill. he says as president, he would make changes that lead to a real economic recovery. >>> turning to the weather, a cold, gray start to the day. we have blue sky out there now. puffy white clouds. >> yes, we do. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the forecast. >> hey, tom. >> what a welcome sightseeing that blue sky and...
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. >> reporter: governor romney left a second virginia stop for ohio, columbus, planning to end up in new hampshire. president obama would head out of ohio for iowa. for his final frantic day. back live in cincinnati, ohio. here in the state of ohio tomorrow, republican poll watchers say they could challenge tens of thousands of ballots, which could mean if the race here is as close as the pre-vote polls indicate, no ohio results in the race for the white house for ten days. i'm steve handelsman, news4, cincinnati. >> vice president joe biden was in virginia today campaigning. he spoke this morning at heritage farms in sterling. the vice president told the crowd that president obama would ensure a better future for all generations of americans. democratic senate candidate tim kaine also spoke at that rally today. we'll have more on governor romney's big push for voters in fairfax in the next half hour. >>> there is a last-minute show of support tonight for the ballot measure question 6 in maryland. that measure would allow same-sex marriage in that state, and today supporters, includi
. >> reporter: governor romney left a second virginia stop for ohio, columbus, planning to end up in new hampshire. president obama would head out of ohio for iowa. for his final frantic day. back live in cincinnati, ohio. here in the state of ohio tomorrow, republican poll watchers say they could challenge tens of thousands of ballots, which could mean if the race here is as close as the pre-vote polls indicate, no ohio results in the race for the white house for ten days. i'm steve...
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romney in columbus, ohio, and the first lady speaking in jacksonville. >> we believe that the truth matters. and you don't take shortcuts and gain the system. finally, we believe in keeping our priorities straight we know good and well that cutting sesame street is no way to balance our budget. we know better than that. >> and this is a special day for me today. this is my last day. for doing my came -- on my own. for whatever reason, they kept mitt and i a part for the last, i don't know, month. every once in a while i weave in with him. i have been on the road a lot on my own and this is my last day. >> from here on in, ann romney am join her husband and michelle obama will stay on her own in florida. >> all right, and thank you for joining us on this special edition of fox 5 news edge you decide 2012, of course, the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. tmz on tv is coming up next. see you back here at
romney in columbus, ohio, and the first lady speaking in jacksonville. >> we believe that the truth matters. and you don't take shortcuts and gain the system. finally, we believe in keeping our priorities straight we know good and well that cutting sesame street is no way to balance our budget. we know better than that. >> and this is a special day for me today. this is my last day. for doing my came -- on my own. for whatever reason, they kept mitt and i a part for the last, i...
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mitt romney, two stops in virginia, ohio, also in columbus a few hours after the president, and'w wrapping up in virginia a new hampshire. both of them making their final argument. >> part of a presidential race is about policy, and part of it is about trust. you've got to have a sense of whether or not the person means what they say and say what they mean. the thing is, colorado, after four years, you know me. >> if there's anyone worried that the las four years are the best we can do? is there anyone who fears the american dream is fading away? is there anyone who wonders whether better jobs and better paychecks are a thing of the past? i have a clear and unequivocal message. with the right leadership, america is about to come roaring back. >> the nbc/wall street journal poll says it's a very tight race. nationally 48% for president obama, 47% for romney. last day of campaigning today. in ohio, i'm tracie potts. back to you. >>> frustration and anger in florida over issues with the state's early the voeing. voting. hundreds lined up at an election office in miami on sunday, hoping to tur
mitt romney, two stops in virginia, ohio, also in columbus a few hours after the president, and'w wrapping up in virginia a new hampshire. both of them making their final argument. >> part of a presidential race is about policy, and part of it is about trust. you've got to have a sense of whether or not the person means what they say and say what they mean. the thing is, colorado, after four years, you know me. >> if there's anyone worried that the las four years are the best we can...
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but look at the cold air carved out to our west. 26 in chicago and in columbus. 34 this morning in pittsburgh. much cooler air working in. boston is 63 degrees while binghamton is 32. >> it is crazy when you look at the map like that with the numbers. >> you can see where the front is. we are pretty much looking at our high temperatures. breezy and clly with sunshine building in. >> big change from yesterday. >> then you see all the really, really cold temperatures. is it going to be that cold here. >> we'll have upper 20s and low 30s here overnight too. more on that in a minute. >> not going to complain. >> i like that positive attitude. >> before we check in with julie on traffic, one note to pass along that is commuter related. after five years of construction, the wait is almost over. a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held to mark the opening of the 495 express lanes but the lane will not open to the public until saturday. saturda now, let's check in with julie wright and get the latest on traffic. >> and quite a change that will be because we'll have new exits that we've never talked abo
but look at the cold air carved out to our west. 26 in chicago and in columbus. 34 this morning in pittsburgh. much cooler air working in. boston is 63 degrees while binghamton is 32. >> it is crazy when you look at the map like that with the numbers. >> you can see where the front is. we are pretty much looking at our high temperatures. breezy and clly with sunshine building in. >> big change from yesterday. >> then you see all the really, really cold temperatures. is...
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he'll hold rallies in columbus and cincinnati. no republican has ever lost in ohio and gone on to win the election. >>> in madryland, polling centes open from 8:00 until morning until 9:00 tonight. early voting was supposed to end yesterday, but it was extended due to hurricane sandy. >>> traffic backed up for miles at bridges. how new yorkers are dealing with the gridlock to get around the city. >>> the contingency plans being made right now in jersey shore ahead of election day. >>> one of the nationals best players of the season is now a free agent. first baseman adam laroche declined a $10 million option order by the nets. he won his first gold glove earlier this week is looking for a multiyear deal and wants to stay in d.c. sean burnett, also a free agent. burnett also says he wants to stay with the nets. >> we want them to stay. >>> a new starting tight end, aaron paulsen will live up with carolina. and chris cooley is working his way back into the game. after being resigned a couple of weeks ago, paulson, eight catches in t
he'll hold rallies in columbus and cincinnati. no republican has ever lost in ohio and gone on to win the election. >>> in madryland, polling centes open from 8:00 until morning until 9:00 tonight. early voting was supposed to end yesterday, but it was extended due to hurricane sandy. >>> traffic backed up for miles at bridges. how new yorkers are dealing with the gridlock to get around the city. >>> the contingency plans being made right now in jersey shore ahead of...
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both candidates held rallies in columbus. two hours apart. >> we have come too far to turn back now. we have come too far. >> while campaigning in virginia, the romneys made it clear they feel the white house is within reach. >> are we going to be nabs soon? >> what better way to end the matchup than on monday night football. >> are your hometown chicago bears good enough to win the super bowl. >> yes they are. >> reporter: with millions of voters hearing the candidates talk about their sport and their favorite teams. >> you have a favorite team? >> new england payments. i take full responsibility for their two super bowl wins. >> this is a very close race. even though millions have cast early ballots. voter turnout today is critical. rob, paula. >> thank you, brandi, appreciate that. >>> overnight, yet another indication of just how close this race really is. results are in from tiny dixville notch, new hampshire. for the first time in that town's history, the vote -- was tied. 5 in favor of the president. 5 in favor of gove
both candidates held rallies in columbus. two hours apart. >> we have come too far to turn back now. we have come too far. >> while campaigning in virginia, the romneys made it clear they feel the white house is within reach. >> are we going to be nabs soon? >> what better way to end the matchup than on monday night football. >> are your hometown chicago bears good enough to win the super bowl. >> yes they are. >> reporter: with millions of voters...
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rally, but then the campaign decided it was still too close to call in ohio so that they went on to columbus, ohio. he only had time for a quick airport hangar rally in a while before they had here to new hampshire. that added two more rallies tomorrow in ohio and in pittsburg. mitt romney is fighting for every last vote as he makes the final push for the presidential bid. rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> many people on the campaign trail have said when virginia and you win the election. both candidates have spent a lot of time in the commonwealth. romney just wrapped up an eventat university. >> he this was the last local event of the romney-writing campaign. -- of the romney-ryan campaign. with the finish line just hours away, the romney campaign this afternoon posted what it called a victory rally at george mason university. >> i think the question of this election comes down to this. do you want four more years like the last four years? or do you want real change? >> thousands lined up outside the patriot center in fairfax county for the final campaign event. >> i have some real concerns a
rally, but then the campaign decided it was still too close to call in ohio so that they went on to columbus, ohio. he only had time for a quick airport hangar rally in a while before they had here to new hampshire. that added two more rallies tomorrow in ohio and in pittsburg. mitt romney is fighting for every last vote as he makes the final push for the presidential bid. rebecca cooper, abc 7 news. >> many people on the campaign trail have said when virginia and you win the election....
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from there, he heads to ohio and rallies in suburbs of columbus and cincinnati. romney, campaigned across virginia yesterday. >>> nine more people diagnosed with fungal meningitis in an outbreak linked to tainted steroids injections, the center for disease control says almost 4 million cases reported in 19 states. the agency also dropped the death toll from the outbreak from 29 to 28, noting that virginia is reporting two deaths instead of three. one person died in maryland. the fda is investigating the pharmacy that made those tainted shots. >>> two stations closed this weekend because of track work. starting tonight at 10:00, rosalynn and arlington cemetery stations will be shut down. crews will install fiber optic cables, and buses will replace trains. on the red line, single tracking between twin brook and grovener and forest glenn and tacoma. everything back to normal by monday morning. >>> and temperatures from the lower 30s to the mid 40s right now. the model facing criticism because of what she did in the middle of a disaster zone. >>> he asked, do you wa
from there, he heads to ohio and rallies in suburbs of columbus and cincinnati. romney, campaigned across virginia yesterday. >>> nine more people diagnosed with fungal meningitis in an outbreak linked to tainted steroids injections, the center for disease control says almost 4 million cases reported in 19 states. the agency also dropped the death toll from the outbreak from 29 to 28, noting that virginia is reporting two deaths instead of three. one person died in maryland. the fda is...
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here in washington. 42degrees and lots of 30s as you get outside the beltway. 36 in pittsburgh. 26 in columbus. we continue to be under this big trough of cool air that will stick around for the next couple of days. here is your forecast highs. mostly cloudy, high abouts 50 in washington. yesterday, we got to 49. day much like yesterday. only more in the way of cloudiness today. definitely jacket weather for the kids going to the bus stop, going for a jog, that kind of thing. be ready for a cold start and a cool afternoon. thank you, tucker. >> time now to say hello once again to julie wright. >> i heard tucker say my name but i didn't hear what he said because usually, it's not good. >> don't want to know. move on. >> that's what i thought. i told our producer, i said i hear him talking. i just don't listen to him. it is white noise until i hear you or wisdom say here's julie. not a lot going on on the roads right now in centerville. you'll find height traffic volume coming in from 28. lanes are open headed eastbound on the beltway. this happens to be southbound kenilworth avenue. remember ye
here in washington. 42degrees and lots of 30s as you get outside the beltway. 36 in pittsburgh. 26 in columbus. we continue to be under this big trough of cool air that will stick around for the next couple of days. here is your forecast highs. mostly cloudy, high abouts 50 in washington. yesterday, we got to 49. day much like yesterday. only more in the way of cloudiness today. definitely jacket weather for the kids going to the bus stop, going for a jog, that kind of thing. be ready for a...
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columbus, 55. check out chicago. 30 degrees. so 25 degree difference this morning between the east and west side of that front. and cooler air will be moving in here during the day tomorrow. our high temperature tomorrow will only be 52. and even cooler tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night and you can see the rest of the 7 day temperatures in the 50s. all right. that's weather. let's do practice and get the latest from julie. >> our new favorite ginger. that's cute. no accidents to report at this time. the crash we spoke of earlier has cleared. and lanes are open once again. lanes are open around the capitol beltway and keep in mind with the federal holiday, the hov restrictions have been lifted. beltway here, we had a spot of slow traffic, looks like things are starting to loosen up here. outer loop rolling strong. no problems to report. southbound i 95 and 295 quiet. and of course the beltway and wrapping it up herein bound new york avenue no issues to report continuing out towards the third tleet tunnel. that's a check of yo
columbus, 55. check out chicago. 30 degrees. so 25 degree difference this morning between the east and west side of that front. and cooler air will be moving in here during the day tomorrow. our high temperature tomorrow will only be 52. and even cooler tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night and you can see the rest of the 7 day temperatures in the 50s. all right. that's weather. let's do practice and get the latest from julie. >> our new favorite ginger. that's cute. no accidents to...
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it will be mostly cloudy for most of the day. 42 in washington. 30 out in bits purchasing. 4 in columbus. plenty of cold air across the eastern seaboard. most of our area in the 30s at this hour. highs today, upper 40s to about 50. another cool day. mid-40s north and west and again, a lot of cloud cover. things will get better as we get into the weekend. i'll have details on that. >> time now to say hello again to julie wright. how is traffic? >> okay. unfortunately, it is bumper-to- bumper traffic right now and slow to answer your question. sky fox was heading in the direction of our crash along northbound i-95 approaching 123. they found the accident pulled out of the lanes. all lanes now open northbound on i-95 but what you are looking at here is traffic that is starting to slow before potomac mills. we are may back upwell before dale city headed northbound on i-59 trying to work your way out to 123. metro is having some problems this morning. metro's red line single tracking between glenmont and wheaton. this is due to an earlier problem outside of the glenmont station. you will find
it will be mostly cloudy for most of the day. 42 in washington. 30 out in bits purchasing. 4 in columbus. plenty of cold air across the eastern seaboard. most of our area in the 30s at this hour. highs today, upper 40s to about 50. another cool day. mid-40s north and west and again, a lot of cloud cover. things will get better as we get into the weekend. i'll have details on that. >> time now to say hello again to julie wright. how is traffic? >> okay. unfortunately, it is...
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ron claiborne, abc news, columbus, ohio. >>> nightmare scenario, ron. all right, thank you. >>> well, 2012 presidential election already made history with a record number of early voters. about 46 million americans, more than one out of every three voters, cast an early ballot this year. our latest polling shows president obama has a narrow three-point lead among those who voted before today. >>> and, of course, there are also 33 senate races to be decided today in addition to the presidential race. among the highest profile races, the one in massachusetts between democrat elizabeth warren and incumbent scott brown, two former governors are facing off in virginia. a democrat, tim kaine, taking on republican george allen. in missouri, claire mccaskill faces republican todd akin. the race, remember, gained national attention after akin's comments about rape and pregnancy. >>> on top of that, several hot button social issues on the ballot for voters to decide. gay marriage is on the ballot in four states. maryland, maine, washington, and minnesota. immigra
ron claiborne, abc news, columbus, ohio. >>> nightmare scenario, ron. all right, thank you. >>> well, 2012 presidential election already made history with a record number of early voters. about 46 million americans, more than one out of every three voters, cast an early ballot this year. our latest polling shows president obama has a narrow three-point lead among those who voted before today. >>> and, of course, there are also 33 senate races to be decided today in...
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behind it, 42 in columbus, ohio. 39 degrees in cincinnati. areas of chicago, illinois, now at 34 degrees. they were at 70 degrees yesterday. in dodge city, kansas, saw 57-degree temperature drop in 18 hours. down we go. breezy conditions for the evening out ahead of the front. rain at 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. wet weather for the morning commute. nasty, 46 to 42 degrees with wind and rain. get an early start. get out the door ahead of this. probably seeing some delays. our evening is dry. we pick up that rain about 10:00 or 11:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. we're still wet. in fact, i think the bulk of it as far as the nastiest weather will come right during the morning rush. then the front moves through, we get the windy sunshine back in here and even more sunshine for wednesday. but it's cool sunshine for whatever we get. the rest of this week, no more upper 60s or 70-degree high temperature. rain moves in, again, late 57 to 63 degrees, as we fall off. still a southerly wind at 5 to 10, and picking up, too, so tomorrow morning, windy, cold, some pockets
behind it, 42 in columbus, ohio. 39 degrees in cincinnati. areas of chicago, illinois, now at 34 degrees. they were at 70 degrees yesterday. in dodge city, kansas, saw 57-degree temperature drop in 18 hours. down we go. breezy conditions for the evening out ahead of the front. rain at 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. wet weather for the morning commute. nasty, 46 to 42 degrees with wind and rain. get an early start. get out the door ahead of this. probably seeing some delays. our evening is dry. we pick up...
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still cold west. 31 pittsburgh. 30 in columbus. 38 this morning in new york city. still have this cold chunk of air and area of high pressure to our north. that will be a good thing, because it will give us clearing skies shortly. few light showers south and east of the city. southern maryland, st. mary's city, might encounter a light shower or across the bay into st. michaels. few light sprinkles early. upper level disturbance moving through quickly. should move north and east, and you can see into the west now where we're getting clearing skies and that means lots of sunshine shortly. i think by 9:00, 10:00 this morning, should be mostly sunny and bright and beautiful afternoon. 54 today. weekend forecast generally looking good. 54 tomorrow. sunday, partly sunny. redskins and d.c. united. will not be raining, but clouds sunday afternoon. monday cloudy. most of next week looks quiet. traveling tuesday and wednesday, thursday looks good, too, for thanksgiving. >> thanks, tuck. >> let's go to julie wright now. >> good morning, tony, allison, tucker. you'll find traf
still cold west. 31 pittsburgh. 30 in columbus. 38 this morning in new york city. still have this cold chunk of air and area of high pressure to our north. that will be a good thing, because it will give us clearing skies shortly. few light showers south and east of the city. southern maryland, st. mary's city, might encounter a light shower or across the bay into st. michaels. few light sprinkles early. upper level disturbance moving through quickly. should move north and east, and you can see...
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that is really the warm spot. 20s out to the west out in ohio. 22 in columbus this morning. 29 in chicago. 24 in beckly, west virginia. you get the idea here. a nice chunk of very cold air underneath that area of high pressure. and our streak here, our trend will be to keep things dry but cool for the next several days. 49 to 50 your afternoon high. you can see most of the area here in the mid- to upper 40s. this would be more typical of a day in january than the middle of november believe it or not temperature-wise. >> thank you. >>> time now to say hello again to julie wright. >> you want me to follow that? >> yeah, julie. >> i'm taking off the month of january. just putting in the notice now. the whole four weeks. >> wow! >> sarah like who is her agent and who is filling in for you? >> doesn't matter f you want me to do it, i'll be doing it live from miami. that is all you need to know. southbound prince william parkway south of 66 at wellington road. southbound lanes remain closed. still waiting for a tow truck to arrive at the scene. 66 traffic still behaving nicely. we to have probl
that is really the warm spot. 20s out to the west out in ohio. 22 in columbus this morning. 29 in chicago. 24 in beckly, west virginia. you get the idea here. a nice chunk of very cold air underneath that area of high pressure. and our streak here, our trend will be to keep things dry but cool for the next several days. 49 to 50 your afternoon high. you can see most of the area here in the mid- to upper 40s. this would be more typical of a day in january than the middle of november believe it...
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in columbus, . things are generally looking favorable today. i saw stars when i got in the car this morning when i walked outside. >> you did? >> yeah. hadn't seen that in a while? >> do you look for this stuff? noo well, i kind of have to know what's going on. >> do we look at the news on the way in? >> sort of a job requirement but we do have a few clouds out to the west and some of those will roll in here during your day. partly sunny day with temperatures in the mid-50s. definitely jacket weather again for your friday but it should be dry. >> all right. here's julie. >> hey. >> quite an intro, huh? that's all i got on a friday. >> really? that's it? oh, man. somebody give him a mountain dew for wisdom. >> all right. >> so far nice and quiet. i kind of like how we're easing into this friday morning drive. 66 looks good coming inbound from fair oaks with no issues reported. light traffic reported for those on i-95 continuing, traffic volume continuing late and easy out toward the capitol beltway. overnight construction being cleared and outer
in columbus, . things are generally looking favorable today. i saw stars when i got in the car this morning when i walked outside. >> you did? >> yeah. hadn't seen that in a while? >> do you look for this stuff? noo well, i kind of have to know what's going on. >> do we look at the news on the way in? >> sort of a job requirement but we do have a few clouds out to the west and some of those will roll in here during your day. partly sunny day with temperatures in...
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the president will win in columbus and has to -- >> john, i want to interrupt for a moment. i want to go right to erin burnett in the ohio capital of columbus watching what's going on. there's some news that you're learning. what are you learning? >> reporter: what we are learning, a little bit about some of the early and absentee votes. we have been telling every voter got the option to go absentee. 1.8 million people, absentee or early, those votes are crucial. we are starting to get them come in. one of the places we have been talking about is cuyahoga county and cleveland. that's where martin is with some of the early count at a place so crucial for the president. what do the numbers say up there? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. this is the place the president has to do well and so far, he is doing well. but again, these are just the very first early numbers. president obama leading 176,162 votes to mitt romney's 72,135. again, those are the tallies of the early votes. more of those still to come. right now, the president has doubled the lead. he needs to do really well h
the president will win in columbus and has to -- >> john, i want to interrupt for a moment. i want to go right to erin burnett in the ohio capital of columbus watching what's going on. there's some news that you're learning. what are you learning? >> reporter: what we are learning, a little bit about some of the early and absentee votes. we have been telling every voter got the option to go absentee. 1.8 million people, absentee or early, those votes are crucial. we are starting to...
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he was in columbus yesterday. ohio is one of four battleground states he visited on the last day of campaigning. >> president obama is done campaigning. he's spending election day in chicago. he arrived in the middle of the night. he flew to the windy city from des moines, iowa. the city has sentimental value to him. it's where he opened his first presidential campaign office four years ago. >>> folks in maryland have a host of issues they must decide on. news 4's tony tull joins us. >> let me tell you if you are in prince george's county and haven't gotten out to vote, take a look now. the lines are not that bad. this morning, lines about two hours. latest report 40 to 45 minutes. get on down if you are on your lunch hour. we are expecting it to go up three to four hours. as you mentioned, keith, in maryland, seven questions on the ballot. three are a hot topic as aaron discussed earlier. the one in prince george's county, question 7. it's election day. in prince george's county, a restless night for many voters.
he was in columbus yesterday. ohio is one of four battleground states he visited on the last day of campaigning. >> president obama is done campaigning. he's spending election day in chicago. he arrived in the middle of the night. he flew to the windy city from des moines, iowa. the city has sentimental value to him. it's where he opened his first presidential campaign office four years ago. >>> folks in maryland have a host of issues they must decide on. news 4's tony tull joins...